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Echoes of Vietnam era as pro-Palestinian student protests roil US campuses
Calls for divestment continue despite hundreds of arrests, with more demonstrations planned for Democratic national convention
Student protests on US university campuses over Israel’s war on Gaza showed little sign of letting up over the weekend, with protesters vowing to continue until their demands for US educational bodies to disentangle from companies profiting from the conflict are met.
In what is perhaps the most significant student movement since the anti-Vietnam campus protests of the late 1960s, the conflict between pro-Palestinian students and university administrators has revealed an entire subset of conflicts.
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Top Republican donors fund group doxxing pro-Palestinian college students
Accuracy in Media's 2022 tax return lists donations from billionaire Jeff Yass and the family foundations of Richard Uhilien, Adam Milstein and Peter Coors.CNBC - Business -
Pro-Palestinian activists protest at Google developer conference amid Israel-Hamas war
A group of protesters blocked the entrance of Google's developer conference in Mountain View, Calif. The demonstrators have condemned the tech giant's cloud computing contract with Israel's government.Los Angeles Times - Entertainment - Google -
Harvard Reaches Deal With Student Protesters to End Encampment
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Harvard students end protest as university agrees to discuss Middle East conflict
Anti-war protesters have taken down their tents in Harvard Yard after the university agreed to meet to discuss their demandsABC News - Top stories -
Video shows police and university security dragging away Indian students protesting citizenship law
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